25th Annual Imagen Awards celebrates 25 years

Written by Al Borde News Wednesday, 11 August 2010 11:48

The Imagen Foundation has announced the nominees for the 25th Annual Imagen Awards, honoring positive portrayals of Latinos and Latino cultures in entertainment.

The 25th Annual Imagen (Spanish for "image") Awards will be presented at a luncheon on Sunday, August 15th, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Categories include: Best Primetime Television Program or Movie-of-the-Week, Best Actor and Actress/Television, Best Supporting Actor and Actress /Television, Best Children's Programming, Best Documentary/Television, Best National Informational Program, Best Local Informational Program, Best On-Air Advertising, Best Feature Film, Best Actor and Actress /Feature Film, Best Director/Feature Film, Best Theatrical Short or Student Film and Best Internet Program.

The Imagen Foundation’s mission is to encourage and recognize the achievements of Latinos, as well as positive portrayals of Latinos, in all forms of media.

Amongst this year’s nominees are actresses Sofia Vergara, Modern Family (ABC), Selena Gomez, Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie (Disney Channel), Jon Seda, The Pacific (HBO), actors Gregory Cruz, Saving Grace (TNT), Benjamin Bratt, La Mission (5 Stick Films), Carlos Mencia, Our Family Wedding (Fox Searchlight) and directors Fernando Lebrija, Amar a Morir (Laguna Pictures), Peter Bratt, La Mission (5 Stick Films), Kenny Ortega, This Is It (Columbia Pictures).

The Foundation is a national organization dedicated to increasing Latino representation at all levels in the entertainment and communications industries by providing access, education, and resources.

The Imagen Awards program was established in 1985 based upon an idea by veteran television producer Norman Lear to encourage and recognize the positive portrayals of Latinos in the media. After becoming The Imagen Foundation, it expanded its programs and initiatives to further its mission to serve as a bridge between the Latino community and the entertainment industry.

For the last quarter of a century the organization has kept its promise to promote Latino participation in the Entertaining industry, providing access, education, and resources for those pursuing careers in entertainment.

The gala is backed by major sponsors, including The Nielsen Company, The Walt Disney Company, Disney/ABC Television Group, Fox Television Stations, The Lear Family Foundation, Latino Public Broadcasting and CBS.

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Link:
http://www.imagen.org/

25th Annual Imagen Awards Categories and nominees:

Best Primetime Television Program or Movie-of-the-Week:
One Hot Summer (Lifetime Movie Network)
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Lost (ABC)
Cold Case (CBS)

Best Actor/Television:
Jorge Garcia, Lost (ABC)
Nestor Carbonell, Lost (ABC)
Danny Pino, Cold Case (CBS)
Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Desperate Housewives (ABC)

Best Actress/Television:
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family (ABC)
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty (ABC)
Alana de la Garza, Law & Order (NBC)
Selena Gomez, Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie (Disney Channel)
Caitlin Sanchez, Dora the Explorer (Nickelodeon)

Best Supporting Actor/Television:
Oscar Nuñez, The Office (NBC)
Rico Rodriguez, Modern Family (ABC)
Jon Seda, The Pacific (HBO)
Gregory Cruz, Saving Grace (TNT)
Victor Rasuk, How To Make It In America (HBO)
Kevin Alejandro, Southland (TNT)

Best Supporting Actress/Television:
Maria Canals-Barrera, Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie (Disney Channel)
Paola Turbay, The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family)
Naya Rivera, Glee (FOX)
Aubrey Plaza, Parks and Recreation (NBC)

Best Children's Programming:
Dora The Explorer (Nickelodeon)
Handy Manny (Disney Channel)
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (Nickelodeon)
The Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie (Disney Channel)

Best Documentary/Television:
Voces: Special Circumstances (Latino Public Broadcasting)
mun2 News Special - The New America (mun2)
Which Way Home (HBO)
Latin Music USA (Latino Public Broadcasting)

Best National Informational Program:
CNN Presents: Latino in America (CNN)
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: The Next Posada (HBO)
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: Alexis Arguello (HBO)
Voces (Latino Public Broadcasting)
American Latino TV (LATV)
Extra (NBC)

Best Local Informational Program:
Camino a la Universidad (WLTV Univision 23)
Vista L.A. (KABC)
Cuban Journalist on Hunger Strike (CBS4)

Best On-Air Advertising:
Hispanic Heritage Month - Tito Puente (MTV)
Padres Heroes (Telemundo)
Quiero Mi Boda (MTV)
Lopezulations (MTV)
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage (KPIX-TV)

Best Variety or Reality Show:
Lopez Tonight (TBS)
Quiero Mi Boda (MTV)
The Dog Whisperer (National Geographic Channel)
The mun2 Hook Up (mun2)
Hammer Heads (HGTV)
2010 Latin Billboard Award Show (Telemundo)

Best Feature Film:
The Dry Land (Maya Entertainment)
La Mission (5 Stick Films)
Casi Divas (Maya Entertainment)
Our Family Wedding (Fox Searchlight)

Best Actor/Feature Film:
Andy Garcia, City Island (Anchor Bay Films)
Benjamin Bratt, La Mission (5 Stick Films)
Carlos Mencia, Our Family Wedding (Fox Searchlight)
John Leguizamo, The Ministers (Maya Entertainment)

Best Actress/Feature Film:
Ana de la Reguera, Backyard (Maya Entertainment)
Lisa Vidal, Dark Mirror (Cut Glass Prods.)
America Ferrera, Our Family Wedding (Fox Searchlight)
America Ferrera, The Dry Land (Maya Entertainment)

Best Supporting Actor/Feature Film:
Jimmy Smits, Backyard (Maya Entertainment)
Jeremy Ray Valdez, La Mission (5 Stick Films)
Martin Sheen, The Kid: Chamaco (Maya Entertainment)

Best Supporting Actress/Feature Film:
Danielle Schmidt, Casi Divas (Maya Entertainment)
Dominik Garcia-Lorido, City Island (Anchor Bay Films)
Anjelah Johnson, Our Family Wedding (Fox Searchlight)
Tessa Ia, The Burning Plain (Magnolia Pictures)

Best Director/Feature Film:
Fernando Lebrija, Amar a Morir (Laguna Pictures)
Peter Bratt, La Mission (5 Stick Films)
Kenny Ortega, This Is It (Columbia Pictures)

Best Theatrical Short or Student Film:
Taught To Hate (Mi Ecuador Prods.)
Il Destino (Criolla Prods.)
In the Name of Freedom (Cave Entertainment)

Best Internet Program:
Chicas Talk Back (mun2)
YLSE (Livier Prods.)
Let's Talk (Latin Heat Entertainment)
I Once Was Lost (Nahum 17 Prods.)

 

 

 

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